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Accredited Retirement Advisor (ARA) Course - Book

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The ARA Prep Course is written by leading CPAs, EAs, tax law, and ethics experts and published by the National Society of Accountants (NSA). This course covers topics relevant to retirement planning and special issues of senior citizens. Each chapter includes reference materials and review questions with answers and explanations.

Areas of study include tax planning and tax preparation for decedents, estates, and trusts, Federal Gift Tax, and more.  

Printed book version include access to the online and PDF version for 2 years. 

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NSA is approved by NASBA, the IRS, ACAT, and CTEC as a provider of continuing professional education.

The National Society of Accountants is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: https://www.nasbaregistry.org/.

NSA has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer the above courses to go towards the annual "continuing education" requirement imposed by the state of California. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, by phone at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.com.